Kazkahstan to work on its space industry with EADS Astrium

Kazkahstan is set to develop its space exploration industry in partnership with EADS Astrium, Kazkahstan’s PM Karim Massimov wrote in his Twitter account.

“I’ve met with François AUQUE, EADS Astrium President. We will be working to develop Kazkahstan’s space industry”, PM Massimov wrote in his Twitter account following the talks.

EADS Astrium is a strategic partner of KazKosmos to construct a Spacecraft Assembly and Test Complex. Kazakhstan is implementing an Earth remote sensing project in partnership with EADS Astrium.

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS) is a global pan-European aerospace and defence corporation and a leading defence and military contractor worldwide. EADS was formed on 10 July 2000 by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain.